Nurse, who hails from Carroll, Iowa, has played and coached at several levels in the state. His Sixers’ fell 121-111 Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Forward Paul George looks to drive around Timberwolves guard Mike Conley during the first half of an NBA preseason game on Oct. 11.faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in front of a sold-out Wells Fargo Arena crowd that included family members and friends in the “triple digits.”. The nine-time All-Star finished with 23 points, six rebounds, and two assists, scoring 13 of his points in the second quarter on 4-for-6 shooting, including 3 of 5 three-pointers.
The 57-year-old also spent two seasons in the early 1990s as the men’s basketball coach at Grand Valley University here in Des Moines. After Friday’s shootaround, Nurse and Finch had a joint event for Energy season-ticket holders. He then attended a family gathering for 30 minutes in the afternoon. And he also had an event for Kuemper High School, his alma mater.
“Normally at this stage, you probably play everybody,” Nurse said before the game. “Starters and stuff would probably play just the first quarter or first half, whatever. We will probably extend that tonight just because the back half of the roster will probably play the majority of the game tomorrow night. It’s too early in the proceeding to play guys on back-to-backs.Finch also decided to play his core players for extensive minutes.
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